Rail-fastening.



1\r`0.739,465.l PATENTED SEPT. 22,1903. G.'A. WEBER,

RAILmsTENINGf APPLIOATIONVFILED 00T. B. 1902.

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l `v i UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE A. WEBER, oENEW YORK-N. Y., AssIGNoR To THE'WEBER RAILWAY JOINT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF-WEST VIRGINIA.

RAl'L-FASTENiNG.-

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters 'PatentNm 739,465, dated September 22, 1903.

Application filed October 9,1902. Serial No. 1 26,605. (No model.)

.To all whom t may-concern.-

p Be it known thatl, GEORGE A. WEBER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Manhattan, in the city, county,

5 and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail Fastenings, of which the 'following is a specification,

' accompanied by drawings.

My invention relates t rail-fastenings for lo railroads; and its objects are to improve upon zo eration substantially as described in this specification and shown inthe accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a top plan View of arail-fastem ing embodying my invention; and Fig. 2 is z5y an end View of the same, partly-in section.

Fig. 3 is an end view, partly in section, of a modification. Y

According to my invention the rail is secured to the tie by means of a construction 3o Which permits vertical adj ustmentof the rail and also horizontal adjustment both longitudinally and laterally, while at the same l time the rail is held securely to the tieY and lateral support is aforded for" the web of the rail to eectually prevent the rails from spreading.

Referring to the drawingstand more particularly to Figs. l and 2, A represents a portion of a tie or sleeper, and B a portion of aV 4o rail to be secured to the sleeper by my improved rail-fastening. If desired, a suitable tie-plate C may be interposed between the tie and the rail, and the clips D are arrangedI to clamp the rail to the tie-plate and tie. As

shown in this instance, the clips D are provided with beveled portions or faces E, which may or may not be corrugated, as desired, to cooperate with the washers F for the bolts G.

AAs shown in the drawings, the bolts G are 5o arranged at an angle to each other and may extend from a common point beneath the rail upwardly through the tie A and secure the clips D in position, as by means of the nuts H. The tie-plate C may be provided with the lusual square holes through which the bolts G pass, and a suitable block or abutment I may be provided for the heads of the l bolts.. In this instance enlarged oval-shaped portions J are providedbeneaththe heads of the bolts for preventing their turning in the holes of the blocks I. y

The apertures K in the clips D are made larger than the diameter of the bol-ts G, so

that when the nutsH are loosened it will be seen that the clips D may be both vertically and laterally moved, as desired, thus permitting the rail to be adj usted vertically and latorally on the tie-plate and again secured firmly in position by tightening up the nuts H.

If desired, the tie-plate may be corrugated, as shown, and the under surfaces of the clips may also be corrugated; but a strong and secure fastening will be afforded, owing to the friction of the parts, Without any corrugations.

VPreferably the under surface of the clips D will not bear over its entire portion upon the tie-plate, as indicated in the drawings, and the clips will preferably bear against the Web of the rail and upon the whole or a portion of the upper surface of the base-flanges.

According to my invention it will be seen that the clips D are staggered relatively to veach other longitudinally of the rail in order to carry out my construction, and the stress upon theclips D constantlyl tends to press them inwardlyand hold the rail firmly in position.

In the modification shown in Fig. 3 the bolts are shown at a different angle to that shown in Fig. 2, separate bearing or abutment blocks T being provided for the headsof the bolts.

Obviously my invention maybe embodied i-n widely-varying forms.

on,railcli ps for clampin g the flanges ofthe rail to the tie and tie-plate and adapted to aord lateral support for the web of the rail, and bolts extending from a common point beneath the rail through the tie and tie-plate at an angle to each other and adjnstably securing said clamps in position, whereby the rail may be adjusted laterally, substantially as set forth.

2. In a rail-fastening, the combination with the rail and rail-tie, of clips extending across the flanges of the rail and abutting against the web, and bolts arranged at an angle to v each other for fastening the clips loosely in holes in the clips to aord provision for horizontal adjustment and fitting tightly in the bolt-washers, the construction of the clips being such that in tightening up the bolts the horizontal component of the pressure upon the clips forces said clips inwardly and downwardly against the web of the rail, for substantially the purposes set forth.

3. In a rail-fastening, the combination with the rail and rail-tie, of clips extending across the flanges of the rail and abutting against the web, and bolts extending at an angle to eachother through the tie and clips for securing the clips to the tie, said clips being provided with outwardly and downwardly inclined corrugated surfaces beneath the corrugated bolt-washers, whereby the horizontal component of the pressure in tightening the bolts forces the clips inwardly and downwardly against the web of the rail, for substantially the purposes set forth.

5. In a rail-fastening, the combination with the rail and rail-tie, of clips extending across the flanges of the rail and abutting against the web, bolts arranged at an angle to each other for fastening the clips to the tie, said bolts fitting loosely in holes in the clips to aord provision for horizontal adjustment and fitting tightly in the bolt-washers, the upper surfaces of the clips and the under surfaces of the washers being corrugated, for substantially the purposes set forth.

6. In a rail-fastening, the combination with the rail, tie, and tie-plate, of clips extending across the flanges of the rail and abutting against the web, and bolts for fastening the clips to the tie-plate, said clips bearing on the tie-plate over the outer portion of their under surface only, whereby the clips are forced securely down upon the rail-flanges when the bolts are tightened, for substantially the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE A. WEBER. Witnesses:

Z. ROSENFIELD, H. G. OGDEN, Jr. 

